High Surf Advisory

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Juan PR
834 AM AST Fri Aug 15 2025

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San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-North Central-Northwest-Culebra-
Vieques-St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands-St Croix-
834 AM AST Fri Aug 15 2025

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AST
MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves up to 7-13 feet resulting in
  dangerous swimming conditions and minor beach erosion.

* WHERE...The most vulnerable areas for high surf and beach
  erosion include Pinones along Road 187, Parcelas Suarez, Villas
  del Mar, and Villa Christiana in Loiza; Fortuna in Luquillo;
  Pueblo and Tamarindo in Aguadilla; Barrio Obrero, Pueblo and
  Jareaito in Arecibo; Las Boca in Barceloneta; Machuca in Manati;
  Puerto Nuevo in Vega Baja; Ocean Park in San Juan; and Barrio
  Espinal in Aguada.

* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory from 8 AM saturday to 6 AM
  AST monday. For the High Rip Current Risk from saturday
  morning through late sunday night

* IMPACTS...For the High Surf Advisory, High waves that can wash
  over jetties and sweep people and pets onto jagged rocks.
  Rough surf may also knock you down. Large breaking waves will
  result in localized beach/dune structure erosion and dangerous
  swimming conditions. For the High Rip Current Risk, rip
  currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
  deeper water, where it becomes difficult to return to safety.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Erin will be generating thunderstorms over
  the regional waters resulting in the potential for heavy rain,
  frequent lightning and gusty wind conditions across coastal
  areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and
dangerous swimming conditions.

There is a high risk of rip currents.

Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties
and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and
signs.

If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain
calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for
help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to
shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to
swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.

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